BACKGROUND

A postdoctoral position in bioinformatics is available immediately to participate in an NSF-funded functional genomics project at the Biotechnology Research Center of Michigan Technological University. Primary job responsibilities include microarray and metabolite profiling database management and integration (http://www.aspenDB.mtu.edu), and assisting with experimental design, statistical analysis and interpretation of gene expression and metabolic profiling data.

REQUIREMENTS

PhD in bioformatics, statistics or equivalent computational biology degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with Unix/Linux, Java, Perl, Shell, MySQL, R, and PHP.

LOCALE

Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan in the heart of Upper Michigan's scenic Keweenaw Peninsula. The campus overlooks Portage Lake and is just a few miles from Lake Superior. The area's expansive waters and forests, including the University's 600-acre recreational forest adjoining campus, offer students and employees unparalleled opportunity for outdoor recreation. Houghton is rated the safest college town in Michigan and the eighth safest in the nation. It also has been named one of the nation's top-ten summer sports areas and one of the top-ten best places in the country to live.

Michigan Technological University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

HOW TO APPLY

Send cover letter, curriculum vitae including a publication list, and names of three references to Dr. Chung-Jui Tsai, Professor, Biotechnology Research Center, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931; e-mail: chtsai[at]mtu.edu.